Collect a type set of U.S. coins of any year currently being minted or in circulation.
Commemorative, proof, silver, rare, or expensive coins are not needed. Have at least one
coin from each mint in your type set.

In your type set, point out and identify the mint mark (if any) on each coin. Tell when
each mint first started making coins.

For each coin in your type set, point out the location on the initials (if any) of each
coin's designer(s).

Do these:

Tell about the various grades of coins. Show six examples.

Tell what buffed and whizzed coins are. Tell how to detect them.

Do ONE of the following:

Tell how to detect counterfeit coins.

Tell how to properly clean coins.

Do TWO of the following:

Make enlarged sketches of both sides of five different kinds of U.S. coins minted from
1792 through the present year. Make sketches of both sides of five different colonial or
state coins minted before 1792. Show designs, dates, and lettering clearly.

Collect, classify, and mount 50 different coins of 10 different countries.

Collect a type set of U.S. coins minted during the 20th century (except commemorative,
proof, gold, rare, or expensive coins).

Collect a set of some U.S. series of coins beginning with your year of birth (except for
rare or expensive coins).

Collect, classify, describe, and mount 10 medals, tokens, or combination of both. Have
three different size medals or tokens and three different metals or compositions in the
collection.

Show the location of and explain the following on a current piece of U.S. paper money: